Lake Towada

Lake Towada 十和田湖
Location	Honshū, Japan
Coordinates	40°28′N 140°52′E / 40.467°N 140.867°E / 40.467; 140.867
Type	Crater lake
Primary outflows	Oirase River
Basin countries	Japan
Surface area	61.1 km2 (23.6 sq mi)
Average depth	71 m (233 ft)
Max. depth	327 m (1,073 ft)
Water volume	4.19 km3 (3,400,000 acre⋅ft)
Shore length1	46 km (29 mi)
Surface elevation	400 metres (1,312 ft)
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Lake Towada (十和田湖, Towada-ko) is the biggest crater lake on Honshū island, Japan. It is on the border between Aomori and Akita prefectures. It is 400 meters (1,800 ft) above sea level, and it is 327 m (1,073 ft) deep. The Oirase river drains it. It has a surface area of 61.1 km². This makes it Japan's 12th biggest lake. It has a bright blue color because it's very deep. The lake is shaped like a circle. It has two peninsulas starting on its southern shore about one-third into the center of the lake.

The lake is a popular place for tourists.

A World War II Tachikawa Ki-54 airplane of the Imperial Japanese Army Air Force crashed into the lake in 1943. It was found at the bottom of Lake Towada on 13 August 2010. It was taken on September 5, 2012.^[1] and has been placed on display.^[2]

The lake's symbol, the Otome-no-Zo statue, is in the center of the lake. From there excursion boats arrive and depart. In Utarube, visitors can go canoeing or camping.^[3]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lake Towada.

• Towada - Japan Meteorological Agency (in Japanese)
• "Towada: National catalogue of the active volcanoes in Japan" (PDF). - Japan Meteorological Agency
• Towada - Geological Survey of Japan
• Towada: Global Volcanism Program - Smithsonian Institut